Sophocles was an Athenian dramatist, born of a prosperous family at Colonus, a beautiful suburb of Athens. His long and happy life coincided with the period of the Imperial greatness of Athens and his dramas are the most perfect exemplars of Attic art. This edition contains the following works: Oedipus The King Oedipus At Colonus Antigone Ajax Electra Trachiniae Philoctete.